In the 2016 Australian census, 30.1 percent of the Australian population indicated that they did not identify with a religion. When compared with the census results of the previous two years, it appears that the proportion of Australians who are not religious is increasing.
Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (September 10, 2019). Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of People Who Identify as Having No Religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Share of people who identify as having no religion in Australia from 2006 to 2016 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, September 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154749/australia-share-of-people-with-no-religion/